The Wasp — 1891 — page 542: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising with minimal editorial content**. The top-left cartoon, titled "A Literary Movement" and labeled "A Lady on the Cap and Apron Question," depicts a woman in servant's attire being thrown or falling, suggesting physical comedy about domestic labor debates of the era. Below is a short story by C.P.S. addressing whether female servants should wear caps and aprons—apparently a contemporary social discussion. The narrative mocks a lady's presumption that such uniform items would grant her servants higher social status, ultimately dismissing the notion as absurd. The remainder consists of San Francisco business advertisements for typewriters, tailoring, restaurants, furniture storage, and pianos. The page reflects late 19th-century American concerns about class, servant labor, and fashion conventions.